What are the benefits of pangolin?

Pangolin is an animal, so called because it is wrapped in a layer of armor-like outer coat. Studies have found that pangolin has a wide range of medicinal value. It can be used to treat many colds, colds, amenorrhea, milk blockage, and bleeding on the outside of the body in women. In addition, pangolin can also treat deficiency of qi and blood and rheumatic diseases.

It can reduce swelling, relieve carbuncle, clear away wind and activate collaterals, and promote menstruation and lactation. It is used to treat carbuncles, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, amenorrhea and milk obstruction. For external use to stop bleeding.

① "Bie Lu": "It cures the five evils, causing crying and sadness. Burn it into ashes, mix it with wine or water to cure ant fistula."

②Tao Hongjing: "Treats sores and scabies."

③ "Medicinal Properties": "It can cure mountain malaria and malaria. Burn it and apply it to the malignant sores."

④ "Rihuazi Bencao": "It can treat children's fright, hemorrhoids, malignant sores, and scabies."

⑤ "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It can treat scabies, leprosy, carbuncle, and poison, break up qi and promote blood circulation, treat chest and diaphragm swelling and reverse qi, and treat bladder hernia pain."

⑥ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can eliminate phlegm, malaria, cold and heat, rheumatism, stiffness and pain, dredge the meridians, promote lactation, eliminate carbuncle, discharge pus and blood, open the orifices and kill parasites."

⑦ "New Materia Medica": "It can remove wind and dampness, relieve heat and eliminate toxins."

Dosage and Usage of Pangolin

For internal use: decoct in water, 1.5-3 qian; or make into powder. For external use: grind into powder and sprinkle or apply on affected area.

Pangolin taboos

Patients with insufficient Qi and blood, or ulcerated carbuncle should take this medicine with caution. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "It is not suitable for people with carbuncle that has already ulcerated, and it is not suitable for people with smallpox that cannot break out due to insufficient vital energy."